King James Version
Job 38:13 in the King James Version says “That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? ends: Heb. wings” — study this verse from Job chapter 38 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? ends: Heb. wings”
Job 38:13 · KJV
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? thy: Heb. the pride of thy waves
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? ends: Heb. wings
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“That it might take hold”
H270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
“of the ends”
H3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinna
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